Surgery Education - Our Residents & Fellows

Education:
MD, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2017

Certifications:
BLS - Basic Life Support
ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support
ATLS - Advanced Trauma Life Support

Professional Organizations:
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
American College of Surgeons
Bexar County Medical Society

Research Experience:
01/2016-Present - Student/Resident Researcher / McGovern Medical School at UT Health Houston
Under the supervision of Dr. Matthew Greives, I have been working on two publications entitled "Cardiac Risk factors for patients with Cleft palate: An analysis of the 2015 NSQIP database" and "Cardiac Risk factors for patients with Cleft lip: An analysis of the 2015 NSQIP database." We also hope to have a manuscript sent in for review this fall.

08/2014-05/2017 - Student Researcher / Houston Plastic Craniofacial & Sinus Surgery, Houston, TX
Under the supervision of Dr. Sean Boutros, I continued to expand on the DIEP flap database that I worked on during the summer of 2014. I also assisted with research projects by searching for relevant literature, organizing patient information, and helping write papers.

05/2014-08/2014 - Summer Student Research Assistant / Houston Plastic Craniofacial & Sinus Surgery, Houston, TX
Under the supervision of Dr. Sean Boutros, I reorganized, reformatted, and expanded his DIEP flap database by reviewing hundreds of patient files, including histories and physicals, progress notes, operative reports, and patient photos. All of the information that I compiled will be used for future research projects, some of which have manuscripts in progress.

Biosketch:
Dr. Smith was born and raised in Houston, TX. She completed a Bachelor's of Arts in Biology, along with a minor in Spanish at the University of Texas at Austin in 2013. In 2017, she graduated from the McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. She has a wide range of surgical interests, loves to be in the operating room, and plans to continue pursuing surgical mission work abroad. In her spare time she enjoys running, biking, swimming, weight lifting, reading, and relaxing at home with her pets.